Show 154 STUDENT LIFE His part was nevertheless well sustained Miss Nora Eliason as Mabel was the star of the evening' She did her most effective solo work perhaps in the waltz song and in the Her staccato waltz movement cadenzas were very brilliant She was even better in her duet work than in the solos and she had an excellent stage presence Mrs Linnartz as Ruth though she was limited in possibilities by the character of her role displayed great musicianship and brought every “jot” of music in her score Her work was particularly effective in the trios with the King and Frederick in Act II These trios by the way were among the best sung part work of the opera Misses Peterson and Jacobsen as Edith and Kate displayed very sweet voices and made their small parts pleasing Miss Ormsby in a speaking part did nicely Among the chorus work the two four chattering chorus by the girls against the three four duet by Mabel and Frederick and the Policeman’s chorus were the best done numbers but the Hail Poetry the male quartet in the Poplar Tree chorus and the Night Gown chorus by the girls were very effective 0 41 Ta-Pan-ta-r- |